Dispensing apparatus.



L. K. LARRISON. DISPENSING APPARATUS. APPLICATION BILED JUNE 14, 1910.

1,005,65Q, Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

WITNESSES Arms/ms UNETED earner cri icaf LARRISON, or WHARTON, NEW anusnv.

msrnnsme Arraaarus.

To all zphomit may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS K. LARRISON, a citizen 'ofzthe United States, and a resident of \Vharton, in the county of Morris and State. of NewJersey, have invented a new and Improved Dispensing Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. i This inventionrelates to a new and improved device whereby a predetermined amounteofli'quidicanbe dispensed from a bottle or other suitable receptacle.

An objectof this inventronsis to provide a dcvice which will be-s'in1ple' in constructi'on, inexpensive to manufacture, easily adjust-ed and operated,:ancl'.w1th the fewest partsieonsistent'with a quick and positive action.

Atfiurther object of;this invention is to provide: a receptacle 'With'an internal receptacle or conduit adapted to receive any predetermined amountof liquid from the first1nentioned receptacle, to remove the same from said receptacle.

These and further objects, together with the construction and combination of. parts, will be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in; theclaiins.

Reference is to be had to the accompany; ing drawings forming a part of this speci ficat'ion, in which s'ii'nilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 1s a vertical section through the center of mydevice, Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on theline 22 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectionon the line 33 of F 1'.

Referring more particularly to the separate parts 'of the device, 16 indicates a receptacl'e of. a1 1y suitable sort, such as a glass bottle, which 1S provided with a neck 17. Connected to the bottom of the receptacle 16 there "is-provided a member 18, which'is shown in the form of a cork extending through an opening in the bottom of the bottle 16. -Rotatably and slidably mounted on this member 18, so that it can be readily moved relative thereto and disengaged therefrom, there is provided a conduit or receptacle 19, in the form of a tube, prefer ably made of some transparent material, such as glass. This receptacle extends upwardly through the neck 17 and has threaded thereon a sleeve}-20.'-.wh1'ch'is preferably made of some resilient material, such as Specification of LettersPatent.

cork, and ext-endszbetween the tube 19 and the; neck 17 wf-the bottle 16. The tube 19 is providedadjacent its lower end with an opening 21, which is adapted to be brought into and out of cooperation by the rotation of the tube 19, with a groove 22 in thememw ber 18. .By this means, communication is obtained between the;intei.ilor of the receptacle 16 'and' the interior of the tube 1 9..

In order that .air. may be let him the up-- per portion of; the receptacle 16., so that when, the communication 'is' completed between the interior of: the receptacles-16' and 19 the 'fluid inthe receptacle 16 may. flow into the receptacle 19,. there is provided adjacent the upper portion. Qithe receptacle 19, an opening 23, which is adapted. to be The operation of the device will be read-- ily understood when takenv in connection with the above description. The bottle, containing a medicine or other liquid, may be sold with the central tube'or receptacle, or the central tube may be added to a separate bottle. When'it desired to-dispense "a certain quantity of the liquid in the main bottle or receptacle, the tube or receptacle 19 is rotated so as to bring the openings 21 and 23 into alinement with the grooves or openings 22 and 24, so that communicationv 1s simultaneously opened at a plurality of points between the interior of the receptacle 16 and the receptacle 19, therebypermitting the liquid to flow into the receptacle 19 at the bottom, and simultaneously permitting the air to flow into the top of the receptacle 16. Then the liquid has reached the desired height in the graduated tube 19, as indicated. by the graduation inarks'thereon, the tube 19 is rotated so as to bringthe openings 21 and 23 out of action with the grooves or openings 22 and 24, thereby; simultaneously cutting. off the communication between-the interior of the V P te ted o t-11 1a11-.-;,,, Application filed June 14; 1910. Serial no; seared i I .oanlbe inverted, pouring the li-quidout of tube 19 and the receptacle 16. When this takes place,-the liquid will. cease to flow into the interior'of-the tube 19, and the-bottle the-tube 19"into any suitable receptacle, or

even-, as in the caseof a medicine, taking it directlyjfrom the tube 19.

This device may be also used to separate the cream from milk by allowing the milk to stand for a while in the receptacle 16, and

- to be protected in various changesymodifications and alterations which may come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In.a device of the class described, the combination with a receptacle, of a member in said receptacle and having an opening therein, a.receptacle rotatably' connected to said member and having an opening therein adapted to cooperate with 'said opening in said member, and a' sleeve connected to said second-mentioned receptacle and having an opening there n said second-mentioned receptacle having an opening therein adaptedto cooperate with said opening in said sleeve.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a transparent receptacle, of a member'connected to said receptacle, and having an opening therein, a transparent receptacle 'adjustably connected to said member and having an opening adapted to cooperate with said first-mentioned opening, said second-mentioned receptacle having graduations thereon, and a sleeve interposed between said receptacles and having an opening therein, said second-mentioned receptacle having 'an opening herein adapted to cooperate with said o3 v-ning in said sleeve.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a receptacle, of a measuring receptacle within said first-mentioned receptacle and having vertically-spaced openings therein, and members vertically spaced from each other adapted to close said openings and having openings adapted to be brought into registration with said firstmentioned openings to open communication between said receptacles. I

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEWIS K. LARRISONQ Witnesses:

HARRY L. SOHWARZ,

MARY E. MAUGER. 

